Re: [semi-OT] black hawk down?

Roger Books wrote:
> 
> One thing,  am I pretty safe in assuming it is difficult to hurt
> an APC with an RPG?

See http://www.ktroop.com/useofarmor.htm regarding the old M113
APC.

"...one penetration for every seven RPG hits. Hits in themselves
averaged about one in eight to ten rounds fired due to the
inherent inaccuracy of the weapon... Statistical analysis reveals
that only one vehicle was destroyed for every seven penetrations
and casualties were 0.8 per penetration."

(e.g. 400 RPG shots = six dead people and one dead APC.)

On the other hand, Jane's has an entry for an Israeli M113 upgrade
that has enormous and very, very sloped reactive armour panels
specifically for defeating RPG-7 bombs, so people take them
seriously.

-- 
David Brewer

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